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THE R.I. SUPREME COURT affirmed a decision that upheld Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung's pension reforms for public safety workers. The city had settled with most members of the pension plan, but a group of pension members opted out and continued litigation against the city. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. Supreme Court sides with Cranston over public safety retirees in...

Economic Activity 06/03/2019

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Cranston in a long-standing legal battle over frozen pension benefits filed by a group...

R.I. AUDITOR GENERAL Dennis E. Hoyle released a report Friday that found the state worker pension plans had strong investment returns in fiscal 2017 but have fallen further behind their contractual payout obligations in the last three years. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

State worker pension system had strong returns in ’17 but liability...

Government 01/26/2018

PROVIDENCE – Despite growing $686 million in fiscal 2017, the financial health of the state’s retirement system by some measures has declined in recent...

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L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. executives lead Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center, through its new 50,000-square-foot production facility at ProvPort. The new site will support the integration and testing of undersea training ranges for U.S. and partner-nation fleets, the company said. / COURTESY L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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A FEDERAL JUDGE has ruled the town of Johnston did not violate a preliminary injunction when it passed two resolutions in its attempt to take control of a site planned for a 252-unit housing development. / COURTESY TOWN OF JOHNSTON

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